JUMBO CROSSWORD: Number 890

ACROSS

1 Angry, resentful (3,5,3,6)

10 Unbent (8)

15 Save from danger (6)

16 Astuteness (10)

17 Unlawful entry (8)

19 Let go (7)

21 Fret (5)

22 Faulty (9)

25 Of greatest importance (9) 27 Quarantine (7)

29 Old name for China (6)

33 Foot lever (5)

34 Recording tape container (8)

36 Intentional (10)

39 Racetrack circuit (3)

41 Radioactive element (7) 42 Go with (6)

43 Rectangular (6)

44 Break (4)

45 Slight trace (7)

48 Cloudy, fizzy, spicy drink (6,4)

53 Competitiveness (7)

57 Unctuous (4)

58 Handwriting (6)

59 Small dish (6)

60 Energy sugar (7)

62 Hole in needle (3)

64 Appealing (10)

65 Tobacco poison (8)

66 Trainee (5)

69 Option (6)

70 Growled (7)

71 Hearth (9)

76 Crisis (9)

77 Wide (5)

78 Progress (7)

83 Blunt criticism (8)

84 Settle by concession (10) 85 Religious cult involving witchcraft (6)

86 Newspaper employee (8) 87 Give a fresh start by cancelling the record of past offences (4,3,5,5)

DOWN

2 Unlocked (6)

3 Male relation (5)

4 Expected (3)

5 Get up (4)

6 Spear (7)

7 Poltroon (6)

8 Roadway division (4)

9 Put together (8)

11 Import or export duty (6) 12 Affiliated (10)

13 Pleased (4)

14 Give evidence (7)

18 Popular book (4-6)

20 Drench (4)

23 Faithful (5)

24 Bomb fragments (8)

26 Versus (7)

28 Protect (7)

30 Official order (6)

31 Concentrated (6) 32 Victor (6)

35 Japanese dish (5)

37 Unoccupied (5)

38 Ladder step (4)

40 Sit for (4)

45 Stringed instrument (5) 46 Answer to a puzzle (8) 47 Arouse (6) 48 Causes for complaint (10) 49 Short letter (4)

50 Crux (7) 51 Rebound (6) 52 Incident (5)

54 Lazy (4)

55 Very old-fashioned (7) 56 Bacon slice (6) 61 Horologist (10) 63 Alphabetic reference (5) 67 Green vegetable (8) 68 Adhesive (4)

69 Iron lever (7) 72 Sloping letters (7) 73 Fold mark (6) 74 Ornament pinned to clothing (6)

75 Eastern temple (6) 79 Witty (5) 80 Hobble (4) 81 Church recess (4) 82 Second Greek letter (4) 85 Compete (3)